[The word bitter is on the tip of his tongue but he wants to hear Eddie answer that one. Giving jokes to him was just another favorite past time.]
We've covered this. I'm into it. Everything about you. The anxious part of you and the bratty part of you. Basically all parts of you.
Specifically certain parts of you.
[The stillness makes Richie think he might've flubbed it again. Romance as much as he loved it, wasn't his strong suit. He didn't just sweep anyone off his feet, no, he was work too. That's why they worked well together.]
Of course.
[It had been on his mind since the very beginning, since the night that they had gone all the way. Richie wanted to really do it, without outside interference but the idea of that made his heart beat wildly against the bars of his ribcage like a contained animal.]
I get it. I mean, I've told you enough - sometimes it's important to feel like you've got the control.
[Even though neither of them did, there was a weird regime and they had to answer to it the same way everyone else did. They had the benefit of being given better roles in this society but the message remained the same.]
no subject
[The word bitter is on the tip of his tongue but he wants to hear Eddie answer that one. Giving jokes to him was just another favorite past time.]
We've covered this. I'm into it. Everything about you. The anxious part of you and the bratty part of you. Basically all parts of you.
Specifically certain parts of you.
[The stillness makes Richie think he might've flubbed it again. Romance as much as he loved it, wasn't his strong suit. He didn't just sweep anyone off his feet, no, he was work too. That's why they worked well together.]
Of course.
[It had been on his mind since the very beginning, since the night that they had gone all the way. Richie wanted to really do it, without outside interference but the idea of that made his heart beat wildly against the bars of his ribcage like a contained animal.]
I get it. I mean, I've told you enough - sometimes it's important to feel like you've got the control.
[Even though neither of them did, there was a weird regime and they had to answer to it the same way everyone else did. They had the benefit of being given better roles in this society but the message remained the same.]